
Federal Colorado River plan points to deep cuts for the Southwest
A developing federal framework for the Colorado River could reduce water deliveries to Arizona, California, and Nevada by as much as 40 percent, putting farms, cities, and tribes under renewed pressure.
- Federal officials are developing a 10-year Colorado River framework with two-year reassessments.
- The plan could cut downstream deliveries by as much as 3 million acre-feet per year.
